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CNY copes with heat wave
Syracuse, NY -- And the heat goes on. A heat advisory is in effect through 7 p.m. today for Onondaga, Madison and southern Oneida counties as the heat index hovers around 100 degrees. The National...
View ArticleSyracuse police investigate Wednesday night shooting
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse teen was brought to Upstate University Hospital with a gun shot wound Wednesday night. Police said Rondell Camber, who will turn 18 on Saturday, was brought to the hospital...
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Syracuse area road report: Your guide to CNY construction news
Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Butternut Street bridge reconstruction: View I-81ButternutStreetBridge in a larger map Click map markers for details...
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NY Gov. David Paterson vetoes pork barrel grants to dozens of CNY organizations
Syracuse, NY - Gov. David Paterson delivered 6,700 line-item vetoes to the state legislature on Wednesday, denying pork barrel spending to hundreds of community groups, libraries, little leagues and...
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NY businesses upset over state's plan to defer business tax credits three years
Lawmakers and governor say move would help budget; businesses say deferral would be devastating. Dick Blume/The Post-StandardJohn Kelly, with Housing Visions Unlimited Inc., works on kitchen cabinets...
View ArticleOnondaga Nation man killed in one-car crash in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY – Speed and alcohol may have contributed to a one-car crash that killed an Onondaga Nation man late Wednesday, Syracuse police said. Thomas E. Hill, 44, was driving his 1997 Ford pickup...
View ArticleHarley owners plan to rally this weekend in Central New York
More than 2,000 people are expected to ride their Harley-Davidson motorcycles into Central New York for the New York State Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) rally today through Saturday. Most of the rally...
View ArticleEPA, DEC to explain why Camillus sediment disposal plan poses no risk to the...
Federal and state environmental officials will meet with the public Thursday to talk about a study of possible health risks posed by a plan to bury contaminated Onondaga Lake sediment in Camillus. An...
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Syracuse's heat wave expected to reach finale today
A little relief comes Friday with likely rain and highs in the upper 80s. Dennis Nett / The Post-StandardThe Schiller Park pool on Syracuse's North Side had a line of people waiting to swim Wednesday....
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What's going on: World braces for what could be largest spy swap since Cold War
Also: Al-Qaida bomb plot in Norway; man suspected of being L.A. serial killer. Misha Japaridze / The Associated PressBarbed wire is seen over a fence of the Lefortovo prison in Moscow Thursday. Riot...
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NY Minute: Paterson's vetothon still leaves state with deficit
Also: Attorney general blasts state worker pension padding. Tim Roske / The Associated PressNew York Gov. David Paterson vetoes budget bills in his office at the Capitol on July 1. His administration...
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Pentagon e-mails "don't ask, don't tell" surveys to 400,000 troops to judge...
Defense Department insisted surveys will determine impact of the repeal, not whether repeal should happen. The Associated PressCodePink's Medea Benjamin demonstrates on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
View ArticleState approves 5 percent medical malpractice insurance rate hike
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The state Insurance Department has approved a 5 percent increase in medical malpractice premiums, the first increase in three years. The increase took effect July 1. While the...
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Centro receives millions from feds for new downtown Syracuse bus hub
Department of Transportation promises at least $8.5 million in grants. Li-Hua Lan / Post-StandardCentro bus riders wait at the stop on South Salina and Fayette streets in Syracuse, the current hub for...
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Lunchtime Links: Psychic octopus picks another World Cup winner
Also: It's trendy to get married at Home Depot or Taco Bell. Mark Keppler / The Associated PressPaul the octopus settles on the Spanish box Tuesday while making his prediction for the winner of the...
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Your comments: How balanced is CNN?
'CNN is probably the most balanced of them all, they have the most moderate commentary and equal backlash for both sides' The Associated PressCNN headquarters in Atlanta. CNN has fired Octavia Nasr,...
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Russia-U.S. spy swap appears to be underway
Russian man convicted of spying for U.S. reportedly flown to Vienna. Maxim Marmur / The Associated Press, 2002A policeman escorts Russian arms control analyst Igor Sutyagin, accused of spying for the...
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Wife of SUNY Cortland professor in rape case charged with evidence tampering
Cortland, NY -- The wife of a State University College at Cortland sports professor has been charged with tampering with evidence in her husband's sex-abuse case, state police said. Jane DePerno was...
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World's oldest person? Georgia woman, Antisa Khvichava, reportedly turns 130
Family and friends say Khvichava's mind is still very clear. (AP Photo/George Abdaladze)Antisa Khvichava, reportedly 130-year-old Georgian woman, looks at her birthday cake during a ceremony marking...
View ArticleSyracuse stepfather accused of breaking five-year-old stepson's leg
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man watching his stepchildren Monday night broke his stepson’s leg for no apparent reason, Syracuse police said today. Luis Arce, 34, of 325 Tully St., was watching the...
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